Altaf Hamid Rao
MIRPUR (AJK): After the appearance of 08 new cases of novel coronavirus registered during the last 24 hours in Azad Jammu Kashmir, the number of confirmed corona-virus cases registered positive increased to 285 across the State by Wednesday evening, the AJK State officially announced.
In a statement released to the media here Wednesday evening on the updated situation of pandemic in AJK, the State Health Services authorities confirmed the registration of 08 new cases in AJK – which include 05 from Palandri district, 02 from capital Muzaffarabad and only one from Mirpur district.
A total of 279 new persons suspected of the pandemic, were tested in entire Azad Jammu Kashmir on Wednesday.
At the same time a total of 173 COVID-19 patients have been recovered and discharged after treatment in from various health facilities by Wednesday – June 03.
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It may be added that a total of 07 casualties have been reported in entire Azad Jammu Kashmir because of the Corona Virus so far which include 05 in Muzaffarabad district and 02 in Mirpur district.
According to the Health Authorities a total of 7287 suspected cases from various parts of the State were sent for test, of which the results of 7234 had been received with 285 positive cases in the State.
Out of the total of 285 corona virus positive cases, 173 have been fully recovered and discharged from the different health facilities in various parts of the state by Wednesday, the authorities said.
At present a total of 105 patients tested positive, were receiving treatment in various state-run health facilities / isolation centers at present in various parts of the AJK state, the health authorities said.
At the same time AJK Health authorities said in a statement late Wednes day that a total of 6768 persons were tested negative for COVID-19 while results of 53 cases are awaited which were scheduled to reach in a day or two next.
A total of 58 Quarantine centers are constantly engaged in serving the pandemic-hit suspects for their recovery in all ten districts of Azad Jammu Kashmir.
District Rapid Response teams with the coordination of the State Health Department mobile medicos were continuing the screening of all new entrants at all 07 entry / exit points in AJK including Gujrat-Bhimbher entry point besides Mangla, Dadayal, Holar, Azad Pattan, Kohala and Garhi Habib Ullah, the AJK Health Authorities said.